Leading hardware wallet producer Ledger now lets the customers of its online shop with the Crypto.com crypto wallet application. Leading hardware wallet producer, Ledger, now allows online customers to pay using Crypto.com’s wallet app. According to an April 9 announcement, the firm has chosen to accept payment in Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), XRP, Litecoin (LTC), […]
Continue ReadingCrypto exchange Binance is enabling citizens in five further countries to buy crypto using Visa cards with their national fiat currencies. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is enabling citizens in five further countries to buy cryptocurrency using Visa debit and credit cards with their national fiat currencies. The new service, announced April 10, will extend card support […]
Continue ReadingIn response to the coronavirus pandemic, the IRS is taking some important measures but taxpayers could be under threat. The United States Internal Revenue Service delayed tax day this year from April 15 to July 15, and perhaps that means many Americans aren’t thinking about taxes during this very strange time. Indeed, they seem understandably […]
Continue ReadingNym is inviting users to test its purportedly NSA-thwarting privacy mixnet in the wake of increased government surveillance to track coronavirus. Swiss blockchain startup, Nym Technologies, has invited the general public to take part in the next phase of its mixnet platform’s user testing on April 8. The privacy infrastructure promises advanced protection against mass-surveillance, […]
Continue ReadingThe number of Bitcoin whales with at least 1,000 BTC to their name is now higher than at any point in the past two years, Glassnode says. There are more Bitcoin (BTC) whales now than at any point in the past two years — and that mimics a trend from its 2016 halving, data shows. […]
Continue ReadingThe Bitcoin Cash halving triggered an 80% drop in hash rate over less than two days — leaving it vulnerable to a 51% attack. The recent Bitcoin Cash (BCH) block reward halving has wreaked havoc on the cryptocurrency’s hash rate — with an apparent miner exodus plummeting hash power more than 80% over two days. […]
Continue ReadingCrypto industry has the best historical moment to change its reputation into a successful innovative tech sector within the finance industry. The Fed opening the floodgates to unlimited standing quantitative easing paired with a $6 trillion stimulus package is an unprecedented event. It’s the most heavy-handed intervention by the Fed to date. For many crypto […]
Continue ReadingThe price of Bitcoin dropped below $7K for the first time in four days as traders brace for a volatile weekend ahead. Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped nearly $200 in minutes on April 10 to slide below $7,000 for the first time in four days. Data from Coin360 and Cointelegraph Markets showed BTC/USD now dropping below […]
Continue ReadingCanadian fund manager 3iQ has launched what Tyler Winklevoss calls ‘the first public Bitcoin fund listed on a major stock exchange.’ Canadian asset manager 3iQ has become the first firm to launch a fund tied to Bitcoin (BTC) on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), after three years of legal wrangling. ‘The Bitcoin Fund’ listed nearly […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin Satoshi’s Vision completed its first halving, reducing its block reward to 6.25 BSV. Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision (BSV) just finished its first halving, roughly two years after forking from Bitcoin Cash (BCH) in 2018. BSV completed its halving at approximately 01:30 UTC. This event marks the reduction of the coin’s block reward from 12.5 to […]
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